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TO BBB.....ABOUT WORKING HOURS

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GUEST...IMG

10/03/03 - 03:21 PM

HI BBB
I HAVE HEARD THAT DESPITE STRICT GUIDELINES FROM ACCGME, THERE HAVE BEEN VIOLATION ON THIS ISSUE OF WORKING HOURS OF FIRST YEAR PG1
IF INSTITUTES LIKE JOHN HOPKINNS VIOLATE THE ACCGME GUIDELINES AND MAKE THEIR RESIDENTS WORK MORE THAN REQUIRED, THEN I DON'T SEE ANY REASON THAT SMALL INSTITUTES WILL NOT DO THAT

HOW DO WE KNOW WHETHER A INSTITUTE MAKES IT'S RESIDENTS WORK MORE THAN THE REQUIRED HOURS...???????

HOW MUCH IS THE MAXIMUM AN INSTITUTE CAN MAKE ANY RESIDENT WORK.....??????

I HAVE ALREADY WORKED AS A FIRST YEAR PGY1 IN INTERNAL MEDICINE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY...A BIG INSTITUTE...VERY BUSY ONE....

I WAS MADE TO WORK 24/7.......AND ON EMERGENCY DAYS I WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE MY LUNCH/DINNER OR EVEN WATER......JUST WORK..WORK..AND WORK....NOT FOOD, NO WATER AND NO SLEEP....

I WANT TO KNOW DOES THAT HAPPEN EVEN IN UNITED STATES.....
U CAN BE THE BEST PERSON TO GIVE GUIDANCE REGARDING THIS SINCE YOU HAVE ALREADY PASSED THROUGH THESE STAGES.....

PLZ LET THE FORUM KNOW WHICH ARE THE HOSPITALS THAT U KNOW VIOLATE WORKING HOURS......TREAT PGY1 AS ANIMALS.....OR ANYTYHING MORE THAT U KNOW.....

I M IN A BIG DILLEMMA SINCE THE TIME FOR APPLICATION IS RUNNING OUT....AND WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR DECISIONS PRETTY SOON....

I DON'T WANT TO GET TRAPPED AT ANY WIERD PALCES.....

PLX GUIDE ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE.....

THANKING U IN ADVANCE......

A FELLOW IMG...............

bbb
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10/06/03 - 07:42 AM

HOW DO WE KNOW WHETHER A INSTITUTE MAKES IT'S RESIDENTS WORK MORE THAN THE REQUIRED HOURS...???????

By asking the residents when you interview. By asking the program director when you interview.

HOW MUCH IS THE MAXIMUM AN INSTITUTE CAN MAKE ANY RESIDENT WORK.....??????

There is a maximum of an 80-hour work week. There is a maximum of 24 hours on call plus 6 hours of sign out for a total of 30 hours in a row.

PLZ LET THE FORUM KNOW WHICH ARE THE HOSPITALS THAT U KNOW VIOLATE WORKING HOURS......TREAT PGY1 AS ANIMALS.....OR ANYTYHING MORE THAT U KNOW.....

There is no way that I would know what program is violating the work hours. I know that my program is in compliance - and was prior to the implementation of this requirement

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bbb - trying to combine common sense and humour into realistic answers, but not going to guess on anyone's chances of getting into a position....

GUEST

10/06/03 - 12:33 PM

THNX........BBB.............

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